CLEVELAND â After the Washington Wizards acquired Tyus Jones last summer in the three-team [deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Boston](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/06/22/marcus-smart-kristaps-porzingis-wizards-celtics-grizzlies-trade/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2), the locker room welcomed two new bodies, not just one. Jones is frequently accompanied after games by his mop-topped, 3-year-old son, Tyus Jr., who likes to walk around the locker room saying hello to his dadâs teammates or guarding dadâs chair while he is in the shower.
Tyus Jr., Jones said, is just beginning to learn about basketball but knows enough to ask the same question after almost every game: âHow many assists did you have?â
The answers have been pretty good lately.
Less than halfway through his first season as a full-time starting point guard, Jones has been one of the few bright spots on the Wizards (6-27) as they stumble through their first few months of a rebuild.
He is adjusting to his new role gracefully, having provided a steadying voice in the locker room and a steadying hand guiding Washingtonâs offense, when itâs clicking. The 27-year-old is flourishing in the Wizardsâ open offense, averaging career highs in points (12.5), field goal percentage (53.1) and three-point percentage (42.6), and, according to the statistical website Cleaning the Glass, has a career-low six percent turnover rate.
Plus, heâs a quick study. Jones averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 assists in his first 16 games with Washington. In the next 17 games before Friday nightâs matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, those numbers rose to 14 points and 5.8 assists.
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CLEVELAND â After the Washington Wizards acquired Tyus Jones last summer in the three-team [deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Boston](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/06/22/marcus-smart-kristaps-porzingis-wizards-celtics-grizzlies-trade/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2), the locker room welcomed two new bodies, not just one. Jones is frequently accompanied after games by his mop-topped, 3-year-old son, Tyus Jr., who likes to walk around the locker room saying hello to his dadâs teammates or guarding dadâs chair while he is in the shower.
Tyus Jr., Jones said, is just beginning to learn about basketball but knows enough to ask the same question after almost every game: âHow many assists did you have?â
The answers have been pretty good lately.
Less than halfway through his first season as a full-time starting point guard, Jones has been one of the few bright spots on the Wizards (6-27) as they stumble through their first few months of a rebuild.
He is adjusting to his new role gracefully, having provided a steadying voice in the locker room and a steadying hand guiding Washingtonâs offense, when itâs clicking. The 27-year-old is flourishing in the Wizardsâ open offense, averaging career highs in points (12.5), field goal percentage (53.1) and three-point percentage (42.6), and, according to the statistical website Cleaning the Glass, has a career-low six percent turnover rate.
Plus, heâs a quick study. Jones averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 assists in his first 16 games with Washington. In the next 17 games before Friday nightâs matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, those numbers rose to 14 points and 5.8 assists.
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